President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows a document signed by President Lincoln in April ...

Virginia Tech is kicking off an exhibition on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War in Newman Library today, along with a corresponding speaker series. “Lincoln, the Constitution and the Civil War” will ...

He elevated the holiday’s significance, turning it into a day to celebrate America’s national creed.

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One can’t read Paul Wolfowitz’s excellent “Reflections on Lincoln 160 Years After His Murder” (op-ed, April 15) and not be cautiously optimistic about our country. Even as we confront political ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union’s military response to the launch of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now among Illinois' prized papers of the 16th president, ...